LawFuel’s 2022 Lawyer of the Year is the battling ‘loophole lawyer’ who fought to get Charlotte Bellis into the country under the MIQ lottery system.
BakerHostetler has launched what it calls an Injunction SWAT Team, a national rapid-response group designed to tackle urgent court applications before commercial disputes spiral into costly, drawn-out litigation. Drawing on its 420-strong litigation practice across 18 offices, the team will handle temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and other emergency applications involving trade secrets, intellectual property,
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October 26, 2026 – Clark Hill is pleased to announce that Member Ashley Foret Dees has joined the firm’s Houston office in the Immigration practice group. With a focus in overseeing H-2A agricultural and H-2B temporary visa programs, Dees helps empower businesses of all sizes across the United States with the tools they need for
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Oct. 26, 2026) — Kaufman Dolowich today announced that Joseph B. Staph has joined the firm as a partner in its Maritime and Admiralty Law Practice Group. Staph will split his time between the firm’s New York City and Hackensack, New Jersey offices, bringing experience in maritime liability defense, cargo subrogation and complex transportation
Article source: Degraff Hicks Law Firm The first call you make from a holding cell usually decides more about your case than anything you say in court two years later. Not because the call is magic, but because most people make it to the one person who cannot help them: a spouse, a parent, whoever
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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Macko has joined the firm’s Bay Area offices as a partner in the Privacy & Cyber Practice and a member of the Litigation & Trial Department. Macko most recently served as Head of Enforcement at the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy). Before joining CalPrivacy, he served
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Australian billionaire James Packer’s company paid Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence firm US$50,000 a month for two years. Packer says not a cent went to the defence. Then the firm asked the court to hear from Packer as a witness. The story of billionaire James Packer’s involvement in Benjamin Netyanyahu’s corruption case has raised some interesting questions
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Bracewell LLP announced today that Jason Richman has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its government enforcement and investigations practice group. Richman comes to Bracewell after over a decade at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where he most recently served as Co-Chief of the National Security and
Global law firm Dentons has recruited highly regarded restructuring partner Kevin Heverin from Baker McKenzie in London. His appointment reflects Dentons’ continued investment in strategic practices and further strengthens the firm’s market position. Recognised as a “Next Generation” partner in The Legal 500, Kevin is an experienced adviser on complex financial restructurings, workouts, special situations, capital solutions
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Ramona Nee’s refusal of the top job leaves Weil Gotshal facing something worse than a partner exodus: a leadership vacuum. Just when it seemed things couldn’t get worse at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the woman chosen to lead it through the storm has decided she’d rather not. Star lawyer Ramona Nee has picked up honors
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Article source: Legal Counsel PA, FL A landlord weighing a five-year commercial lease is really extending credit, since the space and the build-out both ride on the tenant paying. That is why the paperwork request arrives before the lease does, and why it feels more like a loan application than a rental. This guide covers:
